Staff Fullstack Developer- Simulation

About the role

Job Description

Job Description

Vacancy Status:

This posting is not for an existing vacancy within the organization and is open to new applications. (New Head Count)

AI Disclosure:

As part of the application process, Artificial Intelligence will be used in the hiring process for this role

Remote - This role is categorized as remote. This means the successful candidate may be based anywhere in Canada and is not expected to report to a GM worksite unless directed by their manager.

About the role:

GM’s simulation team is looking for an experienced staff fullstack developer to be a key technical leader in our mission to deliver autonomous driving technologies safely. This is a high-impact role where your work directly enables the validation of our most complex AI-driven systems.

Responsibilities

- Technical Vision: Define the architectural roadmap for our Simulation Scenario Definition platform and/or its programmatic Typescript/Python SDK.

- Scalable Tooling: Lead the design and implementation of our next-generation graphical editing tools used by hundreds of engineers to precisely define complex traffic, environment, and sensor scenarios.

- Performance & Infrastructure: Drive the evolution of our Python infrastructure, focusing on core algorithms for scenario serialization, validation, and integration with our large-scale cloud compute cluster.

- Mentorship: Act as a hands-on mentor, setting the engineering excellence standard for API design, code quality, and testing practices across the team.

Required Qualifications

- 7+ years of professional experience minimum in software development, with a significant portion focused on large-scale platforms, tooling, or SDK development.

- Proven ability to lead technical architecture and drive complex, multi-quarter projects from concept to production.

- Strong experience with front-end engineering for sophisticated graphical applications using TypeScript (e.g., using modern frameworks like React or Vue, and graphical/mapping libraries like WebGL/Three.js, or MapboxGL).

- Expert-level proficiency in Python, including deep knowledge of best practices, performance optimization, and building robust APIs/SDKs for external consumers.

- A track record of mentoring and coaching mid-level and senior engineers, raising the technical bar, and driving code quality standards within a team.

Desired Skills (Bonus Points)

- Solid foundation in 3D graphics, computational geometry, and/or real-time simulation concepts.

- Direct experience developing or extending a Domain-Specific Language (DSL) or high-level scripting language.

- Background in game engines (e.g., Unity, Unreal) or other professional simulation software.

- Experience in data visualization techniques for large, complex datasets.